Hobbyhorse velocipede



. April 7, 1925, 1,532,204

J. R. SIEGER HOBBYHORSE VELOCIPEDE Filed June 28. 1923 'attorney'Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

JOHN R. SIEGER, F MINNEAPGLS, MINNESOTA.

HOBBYHORSE VELOCIPEDE.

Application filed :June 28, 1923. Serial No. 648,318.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that ll, JOHN R. Sirena, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of lllinneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and StateofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hob.

byhorse Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a 1u combination of a crankaxle driven truck with a hobby horse so the motion of the truck willcause a, motion of the horse simulating running.

Another object is to provide a combination of a hobby-horse and truck ofsuch construction that the truck can be driven by the arm and bodymotion of a rider sitting on the horse.

Another object is to provide an improved form of construction ofthree-wheeled truck.

lvliith these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists` ofcertain novel features of construction and combination of parts, theessential elements of which are hereinafter described with reference tothe drawing which accompanies and forms a part of this specification.

ln the drawing', Figure 1 is 'a side elevation showing my invention butwith a rear wheel and part of the framework removed; Figure 2 is a planVview of the truck with a small portion ofthe upper section removed tobetter show the construction.

As shown in the drawing., the frame consists of lower members 1 and 2,in which the crank axle 3 is journalled. llhe upper frame bars l and 5are riveted to the bars 1 and 2 and likewise serve to journal the crankaxle 3. Set collars 6 and 7 on the axle 3 position the axle in the frameand braces 8 and 9 on the upper and lower framework, resplctively,stiden the triangular framewor The steering post 10 is journalled in theCai the upper frame bars 4 and 5 and the rear i upper framework at 11and in the lower` legs are hinged to the body at 19. The rear hoofs 2Oof the horse are journalled to the cranks 21.

inasmuch as the horses body is hinged to the framework at 18 the rearlegs are hinged 4to the horses body at 19t and the rear hoofs are hingedto the crank axle which drives the wheels 22, it is evident that if theveloci- Eede truck is moved forwardly the rear oofs will be raised inthe position shown in .Figure 1, the hind quarters of the horse will beraised, and the fore quarters lowered, and as the velocipede movesforwardly the horse will be given a galloping motion.

Conversely, it will be seen that if the rider pulls on the steering bar16 he will press his foot down against the pins 23 in the horses bodyand this will rotate the horses body about the hinged point 18. Thiswill, in the position shown in Figure 1, lift the hind quarters of thehorse and the rear legs acting as links will lift the cranks upwardly,thereby rotating the wheels 22 and imparting a forward motion to thevelocipede.

When the cranks have reached 'the highest point and passed over thecenter, by throwing the weight of his body back on the saddle, which isto the rear ofthe hinged point 18, the rider will give force to thedownward motion of the crank, thereby continuing the forward motion ofthe velocipede.

lt will, therefore, be seen that by a rocking motion of the body, suchas one naturally gives in ridin a galloping horse, the child rider noton y imparts this rocking motion to the hobby-horse, but also drives hisvelocipede forward While l have described m invention and illustrated itin one particu ar design, do not wish it to be understood that I limitmyself to this construction, as it is evident the applicationl of theinvention may be varied in many ways within the scope of the followingclaims.

Claims:

1. ln a hobby-horse velocipede the combi-l nation of a three-wheeledtruck, means for steering one of the wheels of Said truck, a

crank axle for driving the other wheels of said truck, a hobby-horsewhose body is hinged to a frame mengrber of said truck, and whose hindlegs are hlnged to its body, and whose rear feet are hinged to thecranks of said axle, and a drivers seat mounted on said hobby-horse.

2. In a hobby-horse velocipede the combi- -nation of a three-Wheeledtruck, means or and means whereby a rocking motion of Said horse willpropel said truck.

3. In a hobby-horse velooipede the combination with a lower triangularframe of `an upper triangular frame., the rear end of which is joined tothe rear end of said lower frame, a crank axle journalled in said frameswhere they join, a steering post hinged in the forward end of each ofsaid frames, a hobby-horse hinged to the upper of said frames, the rearlegs of said hobby-horse being hinged to said crank axle whereby therocking motion of said horse will rotate said crank axle.

4f. In a hobby-horse velooipede the combination with a Wheeled truck ofa hobbyliorse pivotally mounted on said truck, the rear legs of saidhobby-horse being pivotally mounted to the body thereof and formingmeans connecting said hobby-horse with a crank axle of said truck fordriving the same, a support for ariders foot carried by saidhorseorwardly of its hinged point, and a drivers seat rearward of saidhinged point.

JOHN R. SEGER.

